Change of Fire Season Status

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared a Restricted Fire Season for the entire Horowhenua District, as of 8am on Monday, 18 February 2019. A Prohibited Fire Season remains in place on all Horowhenua beaches and sand dunes.

Waste Transfer & Recycling Stations

Overview

Horowhenua District Council provides five permanent recycling stations at Tokomaru, Opiki, Foxton, Shannon and Levin and three summer recycling stations at Waitarere Beach, Waikawa Beach and Foxton Beach.

Waste Transfer Stations are provided in Foxton and Shannon. Levin Transfer Station is a privately operated facility, and Council does not own or operate this transfer station.

Recycling Stations

Recycling stations are located at most towns in the District where materials may be deposited for recycling. These are located as follows:

LPG Cylinders, Heaters and Barbeques

E-Waste (Electronic Waste)

From 11 December 2017, E-waste can be taken to our Foxton Transfer Station and Resource Recovery Park for recycling. E-waste is discarded electrical or electronic devices such as televisions, computers, printers, cameras, batteries, and fixed-line and mobile phones.

Operating Hours

This new e-waste recycling service will be available on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 12pm to 4pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Good Friday, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day).

Small items, such as mobile phones, will be free to recycle. For larger items, such as televisions and photocopiers, user charges will help to cover the cost of processing and transportation for recycling. A full list of fees is available for downloading below.

Green Waste

Our green waste is shredded and processed off site. To protect our contractors, their equipment from damage, and to maintain the quality of product there must be some restrictions on our dumped green waste.

Green waste cannot contain any of the following or the whole load must be charged & dumped as refuse.